ᡧᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *sian, compare Evenki се̄н (sēn) and Nanai сиан (sian).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᡧᠠᠨ • (šan)

  1. ear
    ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
    ᡩᠠ     ― šan-i da ― root of the ear
    ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
    ᠰᡠᡳᡥᡝ     ― šan-i suihe ― earlobe
  2. flash pan (a small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzle-loading guns)
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